(with photos) SEOUL, July 1 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's patronage of the "Art in Islamic Civilization" exhibition held in Seoul reflects the priority Kuwait assigns to preserving Islamic heritage, Sheikha ... full story
For last summer's Seoul Fringe Festival, an arts festival held at Hongik University, Shin played on the liminal definition of fringe. “I tried to show artists who were driven into a corner,” he says. “I only used images and typefaces that were placed ... full story
The Daegu-based gallery is attributed to developing the art scene of the smaller metropolitan city 140 miles southeast of Seoul, and will now be a key figure in bringing larger business to the area. A particular specialty of Leeahn is introducing major ... full story
The Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, which opened two years ago, is Seoul's bigger, badder Whitney Museum, and a hard-won $256 billion National Museum of Contemporary Art will make its debut later this year. (Like many of Seoul's prestige projects, the ... full story
1964) grew up in Seoul, Korea, and received a BFA in sculpture from Hongik University, Seoul, in 1987. Her work has been exhibited extensively on an international level with solo shows at the Museum of Modern Art, New York (1997); Kunsthalle Bern, ... full story
SINGAPORE — An intricately beaded table cloth, an ornate wedding bed, and blingtastic gold jewelry are among the precious artefacts heading to Korea next month as part of a travelling exhibition of Peranakan art and culture from Singapore. Running ... full story
And now, some of his iconic works are on view at Kukje Gallery in Seoul until March, offering a broad survey of his works that left a lasting impression in the contemporary art scene in the 1980s. As Basquiat said about his artistic process, “I don't ... full story
The Seoul Arts Center opened its doors. to great fanfare on February 15th, 1988, as the nation's first major arts and culture complex. The facility contained the nation's first concert hall,.. designed exclusively for classical music and the Seoul ... full story
Meanwhile, a new series of exhibitions in Asia is scheduled with the Art Museum of Daegu (South Korea) in July, followed by the Seoul Arts Centre, MOCA in Shanghai and Taiwan. Tags: Asia, contemporary art, exhibition, ota fine arts, Singapore, Yayoi ... full story
Fearless self-portraits. One brave woman goes beyond the edge of reason in the name of art. Jun Ahn's self-portrait series features the South Korean photographer dangling over the edge, high above cities like Seoul, New York and Hong Kong. As Ahn puts ... full story
